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Collection Bronze Penny

BP1893a

Bronze Penny, 1893

Type
BP Bronze Penny
Year
1893
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
8,161,737 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very Fine
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
9.4 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 95%,Tin 4%,Zinc 1%)
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of BP1893a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Reverse inscription
ONE PENNY, Date
CC2000
VY1D-810 7 5
Peck
P1748 8 N
Freeman
F136 12 N
All Coin Values
AC1893 a -

Condition & value

Held at Very Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Held £15.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £60.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £275.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

VF Very Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

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Reverse

No description recorded.